Africans who played an active role in the Transatlantic slave trade
WEBBetween 1525 and 1866, 12.5 million Africans were shipped to North America, the Caribbean and South America, according to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database. Only about 10.7 million survived ...
These 4 African countries are currently granting ancestry-based ...
WEBJun 20, 2023 · Here are four African countries currently granting ancestry-based citizenship: Ghana. Ghana, known as the gateway to Africa, has long opened its doors to individuals in the African diaspora ...
Why we Africans call ourselves queens and kings
WEBAlicia Nunn January 05, 2021. Megan Thee Stallion performs on 'Saturday Night Live.' (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) As people of African descent, we call ourselves ...
How did Africa really get its name? - Face2Face Africa
WEBJun 24, 2018 · Flavius Josephus. Another theory that claims that Africa was named after Africus, a Yemenite chieftain who invaded North Africa around the second millennium BC. Legend says that Africus founded a ...
5 African traditional ceremonial dance styles explained
WEBMar 1, 2018 · As the New Encyclopedia beautifully explains, “In Africa, dance is a means of marking life experiences, encouraging abundant crops, honoring kings and queens, celebrating weddings, marking rites ...
African words and phrases that have gone global - Face2Face Africa
WEBNov 29, 2018 · 1. Hakuna Matata. Meaning: There are no problems : don’t worry about it. Origin: Swahili phrase. 2. Kwashiorkor. Meaning: Severe malnutrition in infants and children especially of impoverished ...
How Ethiopia came to have its name - Face2Face Africa
WEBJul 27, 2021 · Ethiopia, therefore, became known as “the land of burnt faces” or rather respectably, the land of Black people. The Greeks, however, and thanks to Herodotus, used Ethiopia to describe the ...
From light to dark: how Africans got so many tones of skin color
WEBSep 30, 2022 · The skin of Africans has undergone various changes over the last 900,000 years, according to the study. The study provides an insight suggesting that the early African was on the continent some ...
Pan-African Weekend - Face2Face Africa
WEBThe Pan-African Weekend is a prestigious annual celebration of black culture and excellence in the United States. The action-packed four-day conference is designed to connect, empower, and celebrate the African diaspora community while fostering greater intercultural, social and economic relations. The conference includes a women's forum, a ...
5 popular African traditional dances you need to know
WEBJun 19, 2023 · Indlamu means ‘to stomp the feet.’. It is a traditional Zulu war dance from Southern Africa which is usually performed by men. The movements of the dance require energy, as it involves a lot ...
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